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Assertion : E. coli divides in 20 minutes.
Reason : In E. coli the process of replication completes within 18 minutes.

A

If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.

B

If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.

C

If assertion is true but reason is false.

D

If both assertion and reason are false.

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`**` E. coli divides in 20 minutes.
`**` In E. coli the process of replications completes within 18 minutes.
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